im hoping some of you out there may be able to help, my friend has just fitted a second hand e36 3.2 m3 steering rack to my car but now when you start the engine it turns all the way to the left on its own and when you turn to the right it fights against you to the left. could anyone please give us some insight as to what is causing this and how to fix it.
thanks in advance
jamie
e36 steering rack onto e30 318is problems :(
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problemchild75
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stevenmurphy
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the e36 evo rack has servo assist so ether its plumd wrong or its knackered ie bent so fit a e36 318 316 or a e46 rack the ratio is much the same between them if you can locate a z3 rack or a 330 rack they would be the ones to go for 
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problemchild75
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why the 330 rack? is it a better ratio? are the e36 ratios different between 316/318s and 325/328s wish i had saved some money and got std e36 rack now. do the z3 racks ever come up ??? im really bummed out now my e30 is off road.
cheers
Jamie
cheers
Jamie
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stevenmurphy
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well the 330 mhas less turns lock to lock and its weighted so feels beter to drive the z3 rack is the quickest but might be too much for the road and the e36 and 46 racks are pritty much the same only the e46 rack would be tighter due to being newer